VAT on Transportation cost shown in invoice(gujarat)

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18 November 2008 Hi Experts

Definition of Sale price under VAT Act.
“sale price” means the amount of valuable consideration paid or
payable to a dealer or received or receivable by a dealer for any sale
of goods made including the amount of duties levied or leviable under
the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 or the Customs Act, 1962 and any
sum charged for anything done by the dealer in respect of the goods
at the time of or before delivery thereof...

Now Whether Transportation exp. for delivery of the goods (in relation to sale i.e. from seller to buyer) incurred by seller and charged in Invoice separately is to be inculded in SALE PRICE for the purpose of calculating VAT on it.?????

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Rohit